Fun at the Lavender Festival!

Peggie Duffle Crowned with Lavender – Peggy Sue McRae Photo

This weekend was Pelindaba Lavender Farm’s 15th annual Lavender Festival. The event, Co-Sponsored by the San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce, showcases a multitude of ways to use the aromatic herb.

Madeline Marinkovich Selling Lavender Ice Cream – Peggy Sue McRae Photo

Among the culinary uses is lavender ice cream. Sunday also happened to be national ice cream day (yep, since 1984 the third Sunday in July is national ice cream day). It made sense to me check out the Lavender ice cream at the Festival.

Madeline Marinkovich described the three flavors; Lavender Vanilla, Lavender Chocolate Chip, and Lavender Lemon Sorbet. I decided on the Lavender Lemon Sorbet and can report it was a delectably refreshing summer treat. Madeline explained that Pelindaba sends their own organic lavender over to the creamery on Lopez to be made into ice cream.

Drawing a mixed crowd of both locals and visitors I met Peggie Duffle from Arizona. Wearing a crown of lavender, Peggie said the last time she was here the farm was just a few rows of lavender. She said she’d thought about making a return visit ever since.

Among the artisans booths there was a crafting area set up for festival goers to create their own crafts. There I found local crafter Madison Miller hard at work creating a very pretty and aromatic lavender wreath.

Thank you Pelindaba for a lovely summer event!

Madison Miller Creating a Lavender Wreath – Peggy Sue McRae Photo

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